ITV Emmerdale actress whose son had starred in Coronation Street but fans never knew
The soap world is a small world when it comes to family connections.
Sibling rivalry has seen Ryan and Adam Thomas star on Coronation Street and Emmerdale, twins Isabella and William Flanagan appeared on Corrie with sister Amelia playing April Windsor on Emmerdale, whilst Peter Ash played Paul Foreman in Weatherfield and cousin Will Ash landed the role of Caleb Milligan on Emmerdale.
Corrie has also seen cousins Brooke Vincent and Ellie Leach, as well as the late Rick Neelan (played by Greg Wood), who was the actual brother of footballer Tommy Orpington (portrayed by Matt Milburn) star on the soap.
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However, they're not the only ones with off-screen familial ties. Fans were recently taken aback by a mother-son duo that had previously appeared on the soap.
Sue Jenkins, who joined the Coronation Street cast as Gloria Todd in 1985, became a familiar face as a barmaid at the iconic Rovers Return, according to the Daily Star. She also shared screen time with Julie Goodyear, who is renowned for her role as landlady Bet Lynch.
Beyond her stint on Corrie, Sue played Jackie Corkhill in Brookside from 1992 to 2001 and appeared in five episodes of Emmerdale in 2008 as Bonnie Drinkwater. However, it's her very famous son who also made an appearance on Coronation Street that might surprise fans.
In reality, Sue's son is Richard Fleeshman, who portrayed Craig Harris, reports the Liverpool Echo. Richard joined the Coronation Street cast in 2002 as part of the Harris family, who were under the witness protection programme. His character, Craig, had some notable storylines.
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He turned into a goth, much to his dad's chagrin, and became Rosie Webster's (played by Helen Flanagan) first crush. Things heated up when Craig's sister Katy Harris killed their dad after a row about her secret romance with Martin Platt.
Their mum Angela tried to cover for Katy, but Katy, drowning in guilt, ended her life. Afterwards, Craig wanted to run away to Berlin with Rosie but ended up leaving Weatherfield by himself, saying goodbye to the street in 2006.
Viewers were gobsmacked at the reveal of Sue and Richard's time on Corrie. Over on the platform formerly known as Twitter, folk were chatting about Sues days on the Street; with one fan reckoning: "That's Richard Fleishman mum! ! ", and another chiming in: "Wow, all this time watching and I never knew that I could see her son in that photo now."
To which a third added: "Her real-life son played Craig Harris, son of Psycho Tommy!"
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